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JUNE 28, 2024

Essay writing is a crucial skill for academic and professional success because it teaches clear, logical, and persuasive communication. In this blog post, we’ll unlock the secrets to successful essay writing and share 10 proven tips to help you level up your writing game. What is Effective Essay Writing?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to demonstrate what we had learned with an accompanying essay.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 286

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APRIL 29, 2024

From the three-paragraph essay to one that lives up to the purpose of essays is a big leap both scholastically and skills-wise. Abbie Kay from State of Writing emphasizes that solid writing is about expressing ideas and effectively engaging and persuading your audience.

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Essay Writing Skills Plagiarism 159

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

Revising in response to formative feedback is a cornerstone of effective writing instruction. Providing substantive comments on stacks of student essays, however, is highly time-consuming for busy teachers. Despite the potential of AWE systems to support writing instruction, they have not been widely adopted by schools or teachers.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Rather than writing traditional essays or book reports, my students were invited to create short video book reviews of their favorite titles–books they genuinely loved, connected with, and wanted others to discover. In multilingual classrooms, these skills are often overlooked in favor of silent writing tasks.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You can allow them to write an argumentative essay, 2) prepare and engage in a live debate with a classmate, or 3) record an argumentative speech. Writing these descriptions is the most challenging part of designing a standards-aligned rubric. argumentative essay, live debate, or recorded speech).

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Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 520

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Writing an essay paper like a pro needs specific critical skills. Keep reading to enhance your ability to curate a unique essay paper. We are talking about essay writing, which you find a daunting task. Writing an essay is mostly difficult for students as they need to rely on their research and writing abilities.

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MAY 18, 2023

Many students dread IB essays. Read how to draft an IB extended essay below Writing Strategies for an Extended Essay in the International Baccalaureate Program IB is a rigorous two-year project for personal and academic development. One of them is the extended essay. So, right off the bat, avoid this pitfall.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Evaluation 148

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MAY 2, 2024

Is using AI in your essay writing unethical and a potential reason your teacher may debate your work’s authenticity? This is the same concern that has been posed about essay writing services and the people who use them. However, boundaries become murkier when it comes to AI and its role in writing essays.

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Essay Ethics Plagiarism Writing 183

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Every English teacher has experienced the frustration of introducing a writing skill, like how to write a thesis statement, over and over again without it “sticking.” I love this approach to teaching writing! Plus, I get to support them as they write in class. See my post on synchronous editing ).

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. According to a new study from Academic Help , 67 percent of students use AI for creating texts – the basis for their essays and other papers. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 19, 2014

In the past I’ve had students write a timed five-paragraph argument essay about whether Montag, from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, is a conformist or nonconformist. My students had already written four essays this year, so I decided to ditch the essay. Similarly, I have students who are great test takers.

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Essay Exams English Assignments 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

I explain that certain activities are designed to help them practice and hone skills which will be assessed at a later date by a writing assignment, quiz/test, or project. Although I used a detailed rubric to grade their essays and projects, I only entered the total score into the gradebook.

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Grades Essay Assignments Skills 420

Catlin Tucker

MAY 10, 2016

As they work, I have conferenced with each individual student to discuss their most recent argumentative essays. I provided detailed feedback and comments on their writing throughout the writing process. Instead, I completed a simple rubric for each essay.

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Grades Essay Feedback Writing 420

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Writing centers on college campuses have been around for more than 100 years , and they’re both a resource for students doing assignments and a symbol of the importance in higher education of learning to express yourself in text. Writing centers are often run by non-tenured staff, which can make them especially vulnerable, says Genie N.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. That said, given the right prompts, AI software can truly deliver some lovely, thoughtful college-level writing.

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Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 145

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

I enjoyed the tactile experience of writing down my events, notes to myself, and lesson ideas. Provides a place to write notes, but lesson needs are kept separately in a binder or in separate files on a computer. The level of detail may be limited by a lack of space to write detailed notes. For years, I used a daily planner.

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Essay Assignments Writing Middle School 545

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

If students are working 0n an essay, I dedicate one station each day to providing real-time feedback as they write. There are other aspects of writing covered in the rubric, but I don’t try to assess them all for every single assignment. Instead, I select 2 or 3 specific skills to assess for a score.

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Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 27, 2015

I have students who have never taken a keyboarding class and still hunt and peck when typing an essay, which is an incredibly time-consuming endeavor. I’m quick to remind students that anything dictated will require careful editing since our speech patterns do not always translate into strong writing. Available NOW ! .

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Essay Writing Accessibility Technology 419

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Right now my students are writing their first argumentative essay in response to a Lord of the Flies prompt. Students who need help can get it and students who don’t need additional explanation or practice can continue writing. It’s challenging to support so many students at different levels.

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Skills Essay English Writing 394

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2024

When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves. Kaufer and Ishizaki were uniquely positioned.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Teaching Critical Thinking Through Essay Examples: Unlocking Minds We’re exploring a fun classroom adventure where teachers teach us to think carefully and write good essays using examples. We’ll see how these great teachers turn simple essays into smart thinking tools. Why Essays?

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Critical Thinking Essay Teaching Exams 148

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 25, 2017

If students have fallen behind on a formal essay, large scale assignment, or project , I require that they begin their session with me at the teacher-led real-time feedback station by writing their parents an email to explain why they have not completed the work they were assigned. ” Thank goodness for her reminders!

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Essay Students Assignments Feedback 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Writing Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1 7.1 – Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. The teacher provides more direct support and scaffolding, ensuring all students can build a strong foundation in argumentative writing.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 394

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2017

It’s not that my students aren’t writing. This paper took them about 3 weeks to write from the time they started their research to when they finished their final draft and works cited page. Since January, I have not brought a single stack of digital papers home to grade! It’s been amazing!

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Grades Feedback Essay Blended Learning 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. I’ve structured the grade interviews so they mirror our argumentative writing process.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Option 1 Science: Design a new experiment to test a scientific hypothesis Science: Write a research paper on an environmental issue Math: Solve a set of problems and explain your solutions in a video tutorial Math: Develop a math game that helps others learn about a mathematical concept or process English : Write an essay analyzing the symbolism in (..)

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History Art Essay Physical Education 380

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Individual essays, science fair partner projects, group programming assignments, digital and physical art pieces–every single assignment from now on has a silent partner. ChatGPT assisted in refining the essay topic or thesis statement, but the initial idea was student-generated. There is no perfect solution.

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Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

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MAY 16, 2023

This post will introduce you to some quick tips for writing a research paper along with the importance of samples. Simple Steps for Research Paper Writing and the Importance of Samples Research papers are academic writings that offer rigorous analysis, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation of a specific topic.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 159

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

argumentative essay, formal lab report, research project) that requires several steps and multiple days to complete, I encourage you to dedicate time at your teacher-led station to give students real-time feedback as they work. For example, if they are writing a formal lab report, they might bring their procedures section.

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Teachers Essay Feedback Quizzes 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. I’ve built project playlists, close-reading playlists, and writing playlists.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 479

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2019

Anyone who says you can’t apply computational thinking and digital learning strategies to strengthen students’ writing skills is wrong. Here’s how five core computational thinking approaches help my students build stronger critical thinking and writing skills: 5 core computational thinking skills every student needs. Collecting data.

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Skills Essay Critical Thinking Learning Styles 279

eSchool News

MAY 4, 2017

You take a student’s essay, start reading it, and it doesn’t feel right. The writing structure, word constructions, and deductions are unlike this mentee of yours! You go to PlagiarismCheck , Copyscape , or any other resource to check that essay for plagiarism and…ta da! Everything starts with suspicion.

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Plagiarism Essay Writing Languages 250

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

As a case in point, Project Topeka featured an automated essay scoring tool that provided grades 6–8 students with individualized line-level feedback on argumentative essays responding to six different prompts. Proficient definition—“The essay introduces a clear claim based on the topic or text(s). See Exhibit 1.)

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Writing Essay Teachers Feedback 148

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For example, providing concept maps or graphic organizers, engaging learners in discussion (synchronous or asynchronous), or encouraging a reflective practice via a writing prompt. For example, some students may want to write while others will prefer to record a video. Consuming new information (e.g.,

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Through writing prompts and AI-generated illustrations, students bring their stories to life with engaging visuals. AI-powered writing assistants help students refine their essays and creative writing, offering suggestions that improve clarity and expression. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Essay Art 276